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♿ Adjustments Guide

Reasonable Adjustments at Work in Northern Ireland

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995: when your employer must make adjustments, what the law covers, and the Equality Commission.

✅ Last verified: 24 September 2026 📚 Sources: listed at the end, each checked on the date shown 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland

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Who this guide is for

Disabled employees and job applicants in Northern Ireland who want to know whether their employer must make changes for them. In Northern Ireland the law is the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Equality Act 2010 does not apply.

What this guide does not cover

Work in England, Wales or Scotland: see the Great Britain guide.
Disability benefits: use the benefits checker.
Being dismissed while off sick with a mental health condition: use the mental health at work checker. Menopause: use the menopause checker.
Other kinds of discrimination. This guide does not cover them: ask the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
Whether a particular condition counts as a disability in Northern Ireland. This guide gives the general test only: ask the Equality Commission.
Tribunal time limits in detail: use the tribunal deadline checker. Your other rights at work: use the employee rights checker.

⚖ At a glance

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 it is unlawful for employers to discriminate against jobseekers or employees with disabilities.
Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled job applicant or employee.
Failing to meet that duty cannot be justified and is always unlawful.
The law covers all parts of employment, from recruitment to dismissal and beyond, such as references.
Before most claims you must tell the LRA. Most claims must be made within 3 months less 1 day.

The questions that decide the answer

Are you disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995? If yes, the duty can apply.
Are you at a large disadvantage compared with people who are not disabled? It must be because of a provision, criterion or practice your employer applies, or a physical feature of its premises.
What has happened, and when? The date decides your time limit.

"Do I count as disabled?"

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 defines a disabled person as someone with a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Whether a particular condition meets that test depends on your facts. Ask the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland if you are not sure.

"When must my employer make adjustments?"

An employer has a duty to make reasonable adjustments for a job applicant or employee with a disability where the person is at a large disadvantage compared with people who do not have a disability, because of a provision, criterion or practice applied by the employer, or a physical feature of premises the employer occupies.

Failing to meet the duty cannot be justified and is always unlawful.

The law covers recruitment, terms and conditions including pay, promotion, transfer and training, disciplinary procedures, performance and attendance procedures, dismissal or redundancy, occupational pensions, the way the work is arranged, and the physical features of the premises.

For help with the cost of support at work, contact Access to Work (NI).

"My employer has refused. What can I do?"

A discrimination claim needs no minimum length of service. The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland may be able to help with a discrimination claim.

Before most claims you must notify the Labour Relations Agency (LRA). Early conciliation through the LRA is free. If you notify the LRA within your time limit, the clock stops for up to 1 calendar month while conciliation takes place, plus up to 14 more days if both sides agree.

Deadlines you must meet

Most claims: 3 months less 1 day, including discrimination.
Early conciliation: tell the LRA within your time limit.
Your exact date depends on your facts: the tribunal deadline checker works it out.

Where to go for help

Equality Commission for Northern Ireland: 028 9050 0600. Enquiries about equality or discrimination at work.

Labour Relations Agency (LRA): 03300 555 300. Early conciliation, and free, confidential and impartial advice on employment rights.

If you are in a trade union, it can give you help, advice and support.

Advice NI: 0800 915 4604

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The Equality Act 2010 does not apply in Northern Ireland. Do not use its rules or wording here.
There is no Acas early conciliation in Northern Ireland. Use the LRA.
Most claims stay at 3 months less 1 day in Northern Ireland.

📜 Sources (checked 24 September 2026)

nidirect: Disability discrimination law: employment rights (the duty to make reasonable adjustments; what the law covers); Employment-related tribunals.
legislation.gov.uk: Disability Discrimination Act 1995, section 1 (as it applies in Northern Ireland). GOV.UK: Reasonable adjustments (Access to Work (NI)).
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Labour Relations Agency contact details. Helplines checked on each organisation's own website on 24 September 2026.

⚠ Important disclaimer: This guide covers reasonable adjustments at work in Northern Ireland as at 24 September 2026. General legal information only, not legal advice. ukworkrights.co.uk — Not a law firm.

Reasonable Adjustments at Work in Northern Ireland

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Who this guide is for

What this guide does not cover

⚖ At a glance

The questions that decide the answer

"Do I count as disabled?"

"When must my employer make adjustments?"

"My employer has refused. What can I do?"

Deadlines you must meet

Where to go for help

Traps

📜 Sources (checked 24 September 2026)

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Reasonable Adjustments at Work in Northern Ireland

💬 Check your own situation

Who this guide is for

What this guide does not cover

⚖ At a glance

The questions that decide the answer

"Do I count as disabled?"

"When must my employer make adjustments?"

"My employer has refused. What can I do?"

Deadlines you must meet

Where to go for help

Traps

📜 Sources (checked 24 September 2026)

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